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Lowrey Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
294th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 67% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Lowrey Middle School is a public middle school in Dearborn, Michigan, serving 458 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Dearborn City School District, which is ranked 279 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lowrey Middle School consistently outperforms the Dearborn City School District and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency rates for M-Step and PSAT assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lowrey's 6th-grade students had a 46.7% proficiency rate in M-Step English Language Arts, compared to 40.2% for the district and 38.6% for the state. Additionally, Lowrey's 7th-grade students had a 59% proficiency rate in M-Step Math, compared to 38.7% for the district and 33.3% for the state. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Lowrey's low-income students perform significantly better than their peers in the district and state.

Lowrey Middle School also serves a notable population of English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 55 out of 106 Michigan middle schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year. While the ELL students at Lowrey perform below the overall school average, they still outperform their ELL peers in the district and state. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.2% to 34.6% over the past few years, which is an area of concern that the school and district should address. Compared to other middle schools in the Dearborn City School District, Lowrey generally outperforms its peers, but the nearby Dearborn STEM Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state.

448
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,674
Per pupil spending ?
90.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6601 Jonathon St
       Dearborn, MI  48126-1864

(313) 827-1800

District: Dearborn City School District


Students who attend Lowrey Middle School usually attend:

High:    Fordson High School

Feeder schools for Lowrey Middle School:

Elementary:    Iris Becker Elementary School
    Lowrey Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
97.3%
Asian:
1.1%
African American:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)
Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2022)
Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 19 pts below the Michigan average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg40%
Michigan avg41%
294th of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Top 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 7Middle Schools in the Dearborn City School District
279th of 613Dearborn City School District among Michigan districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202560.6294 of 89067.0%★★★☆☆
202460.0286 of 89768.1%★★★☆☆
202350.5378 of 88357.2%★★★☆☆
202241.9427 of 77645.0%★★☆☆☆
202146.5324 of 67552.0%★★★☆☆
201956.8300 of 79262.1%★★★☆☆
201863.2305 of 83863.6%★★★☆☆
201749.3358 of 82156.4%★★★☆☆
201656.0371 of 89458.5%★★★☆☆
201576.4163 of 91982.3%★★★★☆
201470.3232 of 92174.8%★★★★☆
201366.8264 of 91971.3%★★★★☆
201273.1208 of 90076.9%★★★★☆
201176.2167 of 85880.5%★★★★☆
201062.2431 of 85149.4%★★☆☆☆
200963.7386 of 84754.4%★★★☆☆
200855.1507 of 83939.6%★★☆☆☆
200767.0302 of 82363.3%★★★☆☆
200663.5344 of 80657.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202541.155 of 10648.1%★★★☆☆
202440.847 of 8846.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.749 of 7231.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.628 of 3826.3%★★☆☆☆
201945.326 of 4643.5%★★☆☆☆
201864.639 of 15474.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202559.1261 of 78966.9%★★★☆☆
202455.0277 of 77164.1%★★★☆☆
202348.8342 of 77055.6%★★★☆☆
202245.2324 of 65750.7%★★★☆☆
201950.8303 of 65854.0%★★★☆☆
201862.8269 of 79466.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202572.1151 of 83281.9%★★★★☆
202472.5133 of 83684.1%★★★★☆
202361.1250 of 82569.7%★★★☆☆
202265.0163 of 69176.4%★★★★☆
202176.161 of 52388.3%★★★★☆
201972.3110 of 67283.6%★★★★☆
201874.3134 of 81583.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202556.3298 of 79862.7%★★★☆☆
202458.1269 of 78665.8%★★★☆☆
202344.6391 of 77649.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.0421 of 65836.0%★★☆☆☆
202138.3310 of 54042.6%★★☆☆☆
201954.9239 of 63962.6%★★★☆☆
201859.1301 of 79762.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202547.3342 of 69650.9%★★★☆☆
202447.4325 of 70153.6%★★★☆☆
202337.6419 of 68839.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.5453 of 63829.0%★☆☆☆☆
202138.2339 of 57741.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.1322 of 62448.4%★★☆☆☆
201851.9306 of 67854.9%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school
Female (2025)67th percentile~ school
Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Math68%+36 vs state
English Language Arts45%+6 vs state
Mathematics41%+10 vs state
Social Studies33%-14 vs state
Science22%-19 vs state

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Students at Lowrey Middle School are 97% White, 1% Asian.

Lowrey Middle School ranks 294th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lowrey Middle School usually go on to attend Fordson High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Lowrey Middle School.


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